Jean Craighead George
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the famous Lonesome George, a giant tortoise who was the last of his species, lived to be one hundred years old, and became known as the rarest creature in the world. His story gives us a glimpse of the amazing creatures inhabiting the ever-fascinating Galapagos Islands.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
Español
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Author
Publisher
Laura Geringer Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.
7) Julie
Author
Series
Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
Author
Series
Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Continues the story of Julie and her wolves in which Kapu must protect his pack from famine and disease while uniting it under his new leadership.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This moving picture book tells the story of one boy who helped in the hatching of an American bald eaglet. Featuring vividly detailed paintings from landscape artist Minor, George's inspiring text will motivate readers of all ages to care for the environment and its many creatures.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Thrown into a river by a cruel human, a young tiger-striped cat fights to survive amid feral cats and other creatures near Roxville train station, aided by Mike, an eleven-year-old foster boy who is not allowed to have a pet.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
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